True Crime of the South, Plus Book Four: Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this episode 342, we’re delighted to have award-winning author Cathy Pickens sit in as a guest co-host to discuss some of the fascinating episodes in her new nonfiction book, True Crime Stories of the South. We’ll also preview book four in The Write Quotes series, Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research. And we’ll have book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Cathy Pickens Time Stamp: 2:02
In True Crime Stories of the South, crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist’s eye to the sinister South and its defining—and quirky—crime stories, some of which feature literary icons like Zora Neale Hurston and Harper Lee. Cathy has served as national president of Sisters in Crime and on the boards of Mystery Writers of America and the Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program. Learn more at http://www.cathypickens.com/.
The Write Quotes Series Time Stamp: 29:46
Learn more about book four in The Write Quotes series, Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research, here: https://books2read.com/The-Write-Quotes-Storytelling-Inspiration-and-Research.
Book Recommendations: Time Stamp: 51.10
Hannah recommends:
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sarah recommends:
Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Landis recommends:
The Sackett series by Louis L’Amour
Cathy Pickens recommends:
The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Double Cold Case Murder by Edward Humes
Mark West, Storied Charlotte Blog (https://pages.charlotte.edu/mark-west/blog/author/miwest/), recommends:
Light and Legacies: Stories of Black Girlhood and Liberation by Janaka Bowman Lewis
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